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I have a SYL-2352 PID that has given me over 10 years of excellent service. Today it would not turn on. The rest of the control panel is working (all the switches work, the contactors work, and the pump works). I tested the PID with a multimeter and it is receiving 120V across terminals 9 and...

After 9 years of service, my homemade BIAB/HERMS control panel had a meltdown. The picture on the left is the plug that goes into the bottom of the control panel, which powers the heating elements (I move the other end of the cable between the mash/boil kettle and the HERMS). The picture on the...

Can anyone suggest a cheap way to get a digital display for an Auber Pt100 RTD? All I need to do is read the temperature--I do not need to control anything--just want to get a temperature reading. Need to have Fahrenheit with 3 digits to the left of the decimal. I thought about a STC-1000, but...

I'm about half way through the final ferment on my first batch of traditional sake. When making beer, I routinely repitch the left over yeast after racking the finished beer. I'm wondering if something similar can be done to re-use the sake and koji that is bound up in the solids that will be...

I have a eBIAB rig, so it is easy for me to step through the various temperatures for a cereal mash. I'm wondering if I could do a multi-step mash with my total grain bill, including 30% unmalted grain. This would mean the cereal would not get boiled, as it would in a typical cereal mash. Will I...

This is my eBIAB rig doing double duty as a gigantic sous vide cooker. The Arbor Fabrication basket makes this super simple to do. Whole rabbit (cut up) with Bordeaux and herbs de Provence, 120 degrees for 2 hours, 140 for 30 minutes.

I hope people find this documentation useful. First, I'd like to thank P-J for his designs, Kal for the vast amount of information, shuckit and DaSwede for their parts list, and jeffmeh for his explanations. This is a 240V/30A system, with a 20 gallon pot. We've done 4 batches on it and learn...

I'm curious if people have been happy with the Auber illuminated pushbuttons, in terms of how bright they are? This sentence from the Auber website worries me: "However, it works fine for 120VAC with hardly any noticeable light intensity changes." And shuckit had some dissatisfaction with them...

I'm ready to buy a kettle for my e-BIAB build and I'm looking for some advice on how big a kettle to get. Right now I'm doing 6-6.5 gal batches with a gas fired 10 gal kettle. I currently get 70%-80% efficiency. I usually do a 2-gallon rinse/sparge, mostly for the added efficiency, but also...

I am starting to think about an eBiab build, based on a drawing by P-J (man, that guy is amazing). The drawing is https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f170/240v-5500w-ebiab-planning-please-help-401409/index2.html. I plan to make a couple of changes, I will have a dedicated 240v GFI circuit, instead of...

I've done several all grain batches. Per Ray Daniels (Designing Great Beers), I've been taking hydrometer readings after I collect my wort, but before I boil, and adjusting with DME to hit my target gravity. I boil for 60 min., cool, and measure again to get my OG. The last couple of batches my...